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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eco·nom·ics DATE 1792 1. a. a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services b. economic theory, principles, or practices sound economics 2. economic aspect or significance the economics of building a new stadium 3. economic conditions current economics English Etymology economics "science of wealth," 1792, from economic. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 economics eco·nom·ics / 7i:kE5nCmiks; 7ekE-; NAmE -5nB:m- / noun1. [U] the study of how a society organizes its money, trade and industry 经济学: He studied politics and economics at Yale. 他曾在耶鲁大学学习政治学和经济学。 Keynsian / Marxist economics 凯恩斯主义/马克思主义经济学 ⇨ see also home economics 2. [pl., U] the way in which money influences, or is organized within an area of business or society 经济情况；经济因素；经济意义: The economics of the project are very encouraging. 这项工程的经济情况非常令人鼓舞。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English economics noun ADJ. applied, theoretical | classical, free-market, Keynesian, liberal, market, neo-classical, supply-side | business, development, environmental, health, industrial, welfare PHRASES a school of economics • Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns) OLT economics noun ⇨ finance Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ec·o·nom·ics \ˌekəˈnämiks, ˌēk-, -mēks\ noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: modification (influenced by English -s, plural ending) of New Latin oeconomica, from Greek oikonomika, from neuter plural of oikonomikos skilled in the management of a household — more at economic 1. obsolete : a science or art of managing a house or household 2. a. : a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities b. : economic aspect or significance < the economics of the tideland issue was relatively simple — T.H.White b1915 > : considerations of cost and return < standards by which the economics of electric vs. manual typewriters could be evaluated — H.B.Averill > |
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